3D Filament Packaging Solutions
Intelligent Back-end Packaging Solutions for 3D Printing Filaments
Designed for 3D Printing Filament Manufacturers
PLA | PETG | ABS | TPU | Nylon | Other Filaments
Are You Facing These Problems?
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Insufficient vacuum sealing
Insufficient vacuum sealing
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Vacuum bag tiny leak
Vacuum bag tiny leak
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High packaging waste
High packaging waste
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Inadequate dedusting
Inadequate dedusting
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Slow manual weighing
Slow manual weighing
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Difficult net weight control
Difficult net weight control
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Desiccant misplacement
Desiccant misplacement
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Manual inspection missed
Manual inspection missed
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Label skew & missing
Label skew & missing
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Hard batch tracing
Hard batch tracing
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Slow manual palletizing
Slow manual palletizing
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High labor cost
High labor cost
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Difficult model changeover
Difficult model changeover
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Output below standard
Output below standard
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Unstable quality
Unstable quality
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Successful On-site Implementation Cases
Tailored to workflow, production capacity & packaging format
Custom Modular Smart Packaging Solutions
One-stop full-process solution for wire products from single spool packaging to warehouse bulk shipment
Automatic Bagging & Vacuum Sealing Module
Automatic Box Folding & Forming Module
Automatic Labeling & Sealing Module
Automatic Cartoning & Palletizing Module
Specially developed for spooled filament products
Specialized in intelligent end-of-line packaging solutions for 3D printing filaments. Developed natively for spooled filaments instead of simply retrofitting general-purpose equipment.
We supply standalone machines and fully integrated production lines covering vacuum bagging, carton opening & closing, corner labeling and stamping, case packing, weighing and palletizing.
Our one-stop system addresses prevalent industry pain points including minor vacuum leakage, filament scratching, low manual productivity, quantity discrepancies and shipping errors, as well as defective labels. It helps filament manufacturers cut costs, reduce product losses, avoid customer complaints and achieve intelligent packaging.
Chapter 1: Automatic Packaging Production Line for 3D Printing Consumables
Feature
This fully automatic integrated back-end production line for 3D printing consumables is custom-designed exclusively for spooled filament, instead of simple retrofitting of general-purpose equipment. It realizes full-process automation in one-stop operation, including vacuum bagging for moisture proof, automatic carton unfolding, filling and labeling, case weighing, as well as robotic palletizing.
Flow
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Automatic weighing inspection + automatic bagging and vacuum pumping: after automatic weighing and inspection, products are conveyed to the bagging module where bags are automatically picked and opened to fully fit the disc wire coil, with stable air extraction by the vacuum pump and adjustable vacuum negative pressure according to different products.
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Automatic box opening + box loading + corner labeling + automatic qualified stamping: Flat color boxes are automatically sucked, opened and folded at the bottom for forming; anti-tampering labels are applied at a 90-degree turning position, and QC qualified stamps are affixed online, with visual inspection and alarm for missing labels, skewed labels and missing stamps.
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Automatic case packing + whole-line dynamic weighing re-inspection: Boxed consumables are automatically grouped and pushed into outer cartons followed by flap folding and sealing; online weighing is performed after carton sealing to detect underfilling, missing items and overfilling, with defective cartons automatically rejected.
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Palletizing Robot for Finished?goods Stacking & Warehousing：Qualified cartons are delivered to the palletizing station. The robot stacks boxes in staggered layers, with automatic stretch?film wrapping after palletizing.
Chapter 2: Automatic Bag Sleeving and Vacuum Sealing Module
Basic functions
Automatic vacuum bag sleeving: The bag storage mechanism automatically picks up and opens the vacuum bag, fully fitting it onto the consumable reel to replace manual bag sleeving.
Automatic Vacuuming & Heat Sealing: The vacuum pump extracts air inside the bag. Once the preset vacuum level is reached, the upper and lower heat sealing modules clamp and seal the bag. The vacuum duration, heat sealing temperature and sealing time can be adjusted independently.
Automatic Desiccant/Oxygen Absorber Dispenser (Optional): Precisely dispenses desiccants into the inner bore of the reel while avoiding the sealing zone. It features counting function and low-material alarm to eliminate missing or excessive placement.
Linked In-line Weighing: Compatible with weight inspection & rejection to intercept defective products and prevent them from entering the vacuum bagging process.
Problem Solved
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Replaces 3 to 6 workers responsible for bagging, vacuum sealing, desiccant placement and weight re-inspection: cuts down repetitive manual labor and eases difficulties in recruitment and shortage of packaging operators.
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Bag Opening Smoothing Mechanism Eliminates Hidden Air Leakage Caused by Wrinkles
Conventional general vacuum machines lack the smoothing function, and wrinkles are the primary cause of micro air leaks. This equipment pre-smooths the bag opening, greatly improving the consistency of sealing results.
Conventional general vacuum machines lack the smoothing function, and wrinkles are the primary cause of micro air leaks. This equipment pre-smooths the bag opening, greatly improving the consistency of sealing results.
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Segmented Independent Temperature Control Heat Sealing Module for Stable Sealing Edges
It prevents incomplete sealing due to insufficient temperature and bag burning caused by excessive heat. Compatible with vacuum bags and aluminum foil bags of various thicknesses, effectively reducing packaging material waste.
It prevents incomplete sealing due to insufficient temperature and bag burning caused by excessive heat. Compatible with vacuum bags and aluminum foil bags of various thicknesses, effectively reducing packaging material waste.
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Closed-loop adjustable controllable vacuum degree for thorough vacuum pumping
Vacuum duration and negative pressure can be adjusted for hard reels and soft reels respectively, eliminating residual air inside bags and preventing moisture absorption of consumables due to trapped water vapor.
Vacuum duration and negative pressure can be adjusted for hard reels and soft reels respectively, eliminating residual air inside bags and preventing moisture absorption of consumables due to trapped water vapor.
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Continuous automatic operation eliminates packaging bottlenecks
It can be connected to extrusion winding lines and weighing machines, with packaging speed matched to extrusion output capacity. It resolves the problem of fast extrusion speed lagging behind packaging efficiency and insufficient finished delivery volume.
It can be connected to extrusion winding lines and weighing machines, with packaging speed matched to extrusion output capacity. It resolves the problem of fast extrusion speed lagging behind packaging efficiency and insufficient finished delivery volume.
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Significantly reduce packaging material scrap rate
Minimize aluminum foil bag waste caused by manually burnt bags, clamped materials and rework bag opening, directly cutting packaging material costs.
Minimize aluminum foil bag waste caused by manually burnt bags, clamped materials and rework bag opening, directly cutting packaging material costs.
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Output Statistics & Production Data Recording
Records total output, qualified product quantity and defective product count, facilitating factory production tally and cost accounting.
Records total output, qualified product quantity and defective product count, facilitating factory production tally and cost accounting.
Technical parameter
Chapter 3: Automatic Box Opening, Box Sealing and Labeling Module
Basic functions
Automatic Carton Unfolding & Forming: Flat color boxes are grabbed by suction cups, then automatically expanded, folded at the bottom and fully formed.
Automatic Color Box Labeling (Single-sided / Double-sided labeling optional): Applicable for flat box labels, side labels and corner seal labels; capable of detecting missing and skewed labels. In-line real-time print-and-apply labeling is optional.
Simultaneous labeling and stamping: Automatic positioning ensures consistent batch marking, complying with factory audit requirements for key clients and warehousing standards of cross-border e-commerce.
Problem Solved
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Replaces 3 to 5 workers at carton folding and labeling positions. It eliminates repetitive manual work including manual carton unfolding and hand labeling, easing difficulties in recruitment, high labor costs and low production efficiency.
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Stable running speed and lower color box rejection rate
Adaptive vacuum box suction mechanism greatly reduces carton damage compared with manual box opening operation.
Adaptive vacuum box suction mechanism greatly reduces carton damage compared with manual box opening operation.
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Tamper-evident corner labeling to meet diverse packaging requirements
Manual corner labeling often results in wrinkled and lifted labels. The machine delivers controllable precision with flat, bubble-free labels, achieving highly standardized appearance across the whole batch and elevating brand image.
Manual corner labeling often results in wrinkled and lifted labels. The machine delivers controllable precision with flat, bubble-free labels, achieving highly standardized appearance across the whole batch and elevating brand image.
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Simultaneous labeling and stamping avoids skewed, duplicated or missing stamps.
Automatic fixed positioning guarantees excellent batch consistency, meeting major customers' factory audit standards and warehousing specifications for cross-border e-commerce.
Automatic fixed positioning guarantees excellent batch consistency, meeting major customers' factory audit standards and warehousing specifications for cross-border e-commerce.
Technical parameter
Chapter 4: Automatic Packing, Weighing and Palletizing Module
Basic functions
Automatic Carton Opening, Packing & Sealing Unit: Boxed consumables are conveyed directionally and arranged in aligned groups as per preset packing quantity. Robotic arms or servo pushing devices smoothly load the grouped color boxes into empty outer cartons.
Dynamic Weighing & Rejection Unit: After outer carton sealing, online dynamic weighing proceeds without manual standby. With preset upper and lower weight tolerance limits, the system automatically sorts qualified and defective cartons, and intelligently identifies missing boxes, underfilling, overfilling and omitted consumables.
Automatic Palletizing Unit: The unit grips sealed finished outer cartons and stacks them onto pallets in preset layers, rows and columns. It supports multi-layer and staggered stacking to keep the pallet load stable. A completion signal is triggered after stacking, enabling easy connection with forklifts and stretch wrapping machines.
Problem Solved
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Replace 3 to 5 operators responsible for packing, weighing and palletizing. These end-of-line positions feature high labor intensity, difficult night shift recruitment and high staff turnover due to repetitive handling work. The system realizes a low-labor or fully unattended back-end production line.
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Flexible packing structure protects inner color boxes and vacuum-packed consumables.
The packed consumables have limited rigidity, and rough pushing may squeeze the internal vacuum bags and cause tiny leakage. Equipped with buffered pushing and limit guiding mechanisms, it effectively reduces the risk of carton extrusion and damage.
The packed consumables have limited rigidity, and rough pushing may squeeze the internal vacuum bags and cause tiny leakage. Equipped with buffered pushing and limit guiding mechanisms, it effectively reduces the risk of carton extrusion and damage.
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Unmanned full-process transportation minimizes bumps and collisions from manual handling.
Manual carrying and palletizing often lead to dropped boxes and heavy compression, resulting in deformed outer cartons and air leakage of internal vacuum bags under pressure. Continuous automated conveyance avoids secondary product damage.
Manual carrying and palletizing often lead to dropped boxes and heavy compression, resulting in deformed outer cartons and air leakage of internal vacuum bags under pressure. Continuous automated conveyance avoids secondary product damage.
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Online full weighing eliminates underfilling and missing items to prevent customer complaints about quantity discrepancies.
Manual packing frequently causes miscounts such as missing or extra boxes. Full inspection via dynamic weighing eradicates quantity errors at the source.
Manual packing frequently causes miscounts such as missing or extra boxes. Full inspection via dynamic weighing eradicates quantity errors at the source.
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